Isaiah 1
1 [I am] Isaiah, the son of Amoz. [Yahweh showed me] visions about Jerusalem and [all the other places in] Judah. He showed me these visions during the years that Uzziah, Jotham, Ahaz, and Hezekiah were kings of Judah.
Dette er dei syner som Jesaja, son åt Amos, fekk um Juda og Jerusalem i dei dagarne då Uzzia, Jotam, Ahaz og Hizkia var kongar i Juda.
2 This is what Yahweh says: “All you [angels in] [APO] heaven and [all you people on] [APO] earth, listen to me! The people that I caused to exist and took care of [DOU] have rebelled against me.
Høyr, de himlar, og lyd etter, du jord! for Herren talar: Eg hev fostra born og født deim upp, men dei hev falle frå meg.
3 Oxen know their owners, and donkeys know who provides food for them, but my Israeli people do not know [me]; they do not realize [that I am the one who takes care of them].”
Ein ukse kjenner eigarmannen sin, og eit asen krubba åt herren sin; men Israel kjenner inkje, mitt folk sansar inkje!
4 Terrible things will happen to that sinful nation, to those people who are guilty of sinning greatly. They are a group of very evil people, who act very unjustly. They have abandoned Yahweh, the holy one of Israel; they have (abandoned/turned away from) him.
Usæl er den synduge slegti, det skuldtyngde folket, eit ætt av illgjerdsmenner, rangsnudde born! Dei hev vraka Herren, vanvyrdt den Heilage og vendt honom ryggen.
5 Why do you [RHQ] continue to [do things for which] you should be punished? Why do you continue to rebel against Yahweh? [You are like] [MET] someone whose head is badly injured and whose mind is sick/corrupt.
Tolar de meir tukt, sidan de held ved med fråfall? Hovudet er som eit einaste sår, og hjarta er gjenomsjukt.
6 [It is as though] [MET] from the soles/bottoms of your feet to the [tops of your] heads nothing is healthy; there are only open wounds and cuts and sores that have not been cleaned or bandaged, and no [olive] oil has been put on them [to heal them].
Frå hovud til fot finst det ikkje noko heilt, berre flengjor, flerror og nyhogne sår, som korkje er reinsa eller umbundne eller mykte med olje.
7 [It is as though] your country is ruined/desolate; your towns have been burned. Foreigners plunder/steal the crops in your fields while you watch; they destroy everything [that they see].
Ei øydemark er landet dykkar, brandtufter byarne dykkar, årsgrøda et framande upp framfor augo på dykk; alt vert lagt i øyde, soleis som berre framandfolk kann herja.
8 The city of Jerusalem has [already] been abandoned, it is like [SIM] a shelter in a vineyard that has been abandoned by the watchmen; it is like [SIM] a watchman’s hut in a field of melons that has been deserted. It is a city surrounded by its enemies who are waiting to attack it.
Berre dotteri Sion er att, liksom ei hytta i ein vinhage, eit natteskjol på ei agurkmark, som ein kringsett by.
9 If the Commander of the armies of angels had not allowed a few of us [his people] to (survive/remain alive), we would have [all] been [destroyed], like [the cities of] Sodom and Gomorrah [were destroyed].
Hadde ikkje Herren, allhers drott, unnt oss ein liten leivning, då hadde me vorte som Sodoma, me hadde set ut som Gomorra!
10 You [leaders of Judah are as wicked as] the rulers of Sodom were, and you [other people in Jerusalem areas are as wicked as] the people in Gomorrah [were]. Listen to this message from Yahweh, [all of you]!
Høyr Herrens ord, de Sodoma-fyrstar, lyd etter vår Guds lov, du Gomorra-folk!
11 He says, “You continue to bring many sacrifices to me, but I do not [RHQ] want them [because you do not worship me sincerely]! You bring me many offerings to be completely burned [on the altar], [but] I (am tired/do not want any more) of your burning all those offerings, the burning rams and the fat from fat cattle. I am not pleased with the blood of bulls and lambs and goats that [the priest] pours [against the altar].
Kva skal eg med alle slagtofferi dykkar? segjer Herren. Eg leidest ved brennoffer av verar og ved feitt av gjødkalvar; og blod av uksar og lamb og bukkar hugar meg ikkje.
12 When you come to my temple to worship me, no one [RHQ] told you to trample on my courtyard while you perform all those rituals.
Når de kjem og vil visa dykk for mi åsyn - kven hev kravt slikt av dykk, at de skal trakka ned mine fyregardar?
13 Stop bringing to me those offerings, because they are useless [to me]; I am disgusted with the incense that [the priests burn]. And [your feasts to celebrate] the new moon [each month] and your (Sabbath [days]/days of rest) and your [other] festivals— I detest them because of the wicked things [that you do].
Ber ikkje fram fleire falske grjonoffer; angen av deim styggjest eg ved. Nymåne og kviledag og tillyst møte, høgtidsferd og fanteferd hand i hand - eg toler det ikkje!
14 I [SYN] hate [all] your celebrations of each new moon and the [other] festivals that you celebrate each year. They are [like] [MET] a heavy burden that I am tired of carrying.
Dykkar nymånar og høgtider hatar mi sjæl, dei hev vorte meg ei byrd, som eg ikkje orkar bera.
15 [So], when you lift up your hands when you pray [to me], I will not [even] look at you. Even if you pray [to me very] frequently, I will not listen [to you], [because it is as though] your hands are covered with the blood [of people whom you have killed].
Kor mykje de retter ut henderne dykkar, so let eg att augo, og kor mykje de bed, so høyrer eg ikkje; for henderne dykkar er fulle av blod!
16 Cleanse your inner beings, and become [spiritually] clean! Stop your evil behavior! Stop doing things that are wrong!
Tvætta dykk, reinsa dykk! Slutta med dykkar vonde åtferd for augo mine, haldt upp med å gjera det som vondt er!
17 Learn to do [things that are] good! [Try to] cause people to do what is just. Help people who are (oppressed/treated cruelly). Defend orphans and widows [when people take them to court].”
Lær å gjera godt, legg vinn på det som rett er, vis valdsmannen på betre vegar, hjelp den farlause til retten sin, før saki åt enkja!
18 Yahweh says, “You need to think about the results of what you do. Even though [the guilt of] your sins be [as evident and as difficult to get rid of] as [SIM] red [stains on a white garment] [DOU], [I will get rid of them completely] [like someone who can make that stained garment] become as white as snow or wool [DOU].
Kom og lat oss føra sak med einannan, segjer Herren. Um synderne dykkar er som purpur, so skal dei verta kvite som snø. Um dei er raude som skarlak, so skal dei verta som ull.
19 If you are willing to obey [me], [I will enable] you to have plenty to eat.
Berre de er viljuge og lyder, so skal de få njota det gode i landet.
20 But, if you turn away [from me and] rebel against me, you will be killed [by your enemies’] swords. [That will surely happen, because I, ] Yahweh, have said it.”
Men er de motviljuge og tråssuge, so skal sverdet øyda dykk ut. For Herrens munn hev tala!
21 “[You people of Jerusalem previously] faithfully [worshiped only] me, but now you have become like [MET] prostitutes [who are not faithful to any husband]. Previously, people there always acted justly/fairly and righteously, but now your city [is full of] murderers.
Kor ho hev vorte ei skjøkja, den trufaste borgi! Fyrr full av rett, rettferd budde derinne, og no - mordarar.
22 Previously, you were [like] [MET] pure silver, but now you have become [like] [MET] the scum that is left [when silver is purified]. Previously you were [like pure] wine, but you have become [like] [MET] wine that has [a lot of] water mixed with it.
Sylvet ditt hev vorte til slagg, med vatn er vinen din blanda.
23 Your leaders are rebels; they spend time with thieves. They all want to get bribes and force others to give them gifts [in order that they do good things for them]. They do not defend orphans [in court], and they do not do all they can to enable widows to get what they should receive.
Dine styresmenner er upprørsmenner, dei held lag med tjuvar. Alle so elskar dei mutor og jagar etter vinning. Den farlause hjelper dei ikkje til retten sin, og saki åt enkja kjem ikkje deim ved.
24 Therefore [I, ] the Commander of the armies of angels, the mighty God of Israel, say to my enemies, ‘will get revenge on you; you will not cause me any more trouble. And I will pay you back for the evil things that you did.
Difor segjer Herren, Herren, allhers drott, Israels Velduge: Ja, eg vil sløkkja harmen min på mine uvener, og taka hemn yver fiendarne mine.
25 I will raise my fist to strike you. I will [punish you severely] [MET], as though [MET] you were silver [and I needed to heat you very greatly to] melt you and get rid of the impurities.
Og eg vil retta mi hand imot deg og reinsa ut ditt slagg som med lut, og skilja ut alt ditt bly.
26 [After that happens, ] I will give you good judges like you had previously; you will have [wise] counselors like you had long ago. Then people will call your city “a city where people [act] righteously, a city where people are loyal to me.”'”
Og atter vil eg gjeva deg slike domarar som du hadde fyrr, og slike rådsmenner som du ein gong åtte. Og då skal du heita «rettferdsby», «den trufaste borgi».
27 Because the people of Jerusalem will do what is fair/just, their city will be restored; those who repent [will be saved] because of [their acting] righteously.
Ved rett skal Sion verta utløyst og ved rettferd dei som umvender seg der.
28 But rebels and sinners will be crushed by Yahweh, and those who forsake him will disappear.
Men undergang skal råka alle illgjerdsmenner og syndarar; og dei som vender seg frå Herren, skal ganga til grunnar.
29 You will be ashamed because [you worshiped] idols under the oak trees [that you considered to be] sacred; you will be disgraced because [you worshiped idols] in the gardens where you chose [to worship them].
Ja, de skal få skam av dei eiker som var dykkar hugnad; og de skal blygjast av dei hagar som var dykkar lyst.
30 You will be like [SIM] a very large tree which has withered leaves, like [SIM] a garden that [is dried up because] it has no water.
For de skal verta som ei eik med visnande lauv og som ein hage utan vatn.
31 Those among you who are [very] strong will become [like] [MET] dry wood, and the work they do will be [like] [MET] a spark; both they and the evil things that they do will burn up completely, and no one will be able to put out the fire.
Og den sterke skal verta til stry og hans verk til ein gneiste, og dei brenn båe til saman, og ingen sløkkjer.
